Senior Payroll Strategy & Compliance Leader

Bay Center Foods, LLC; Atlanta, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Chick-fil-A seeks a Senior Principal Team Leader, Domestic Payroll to lead our payroll operations, governance, and regulatory compliance. You will manage a cross-functional team and partner with HR, Legal, Finance to drive policy, controls, and continuous improvement across all domestic entities.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive payroll experience, and a strategic mindset to mitigate risk and advance payroll excellence.

Qualifications

• Cross-functional payroll leadership.
• Regulatory compliance expertise.
• Payroll audits and controls experience.
• Experience with third-party payroll providers.
• HRIS/Payroll configurations knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and engage the payroll team to achieve goals.
• Lead payroll strategy and governance across the organization.
• Oversee wage & hour compliance and related reporting.
• Partner with HR, Legal, Finance, and Total Rewards on policy and initiatives.
• Support internal audits and risk mitigation in payroll processes.
• Drive continuous process improvements to enhance accuracy and efficiency.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Regulatory compliance

Staff development

Cross-functional

HRIS systems

Vendor management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Accounting/Finance focus

Job description

Chick-fil-A seeks a Senior Principal Team Leader, Domestic Payroll to lead our payroll operations, governance, and regulatory compliance. You will manage a cross-functional team and partner with HR, Legal, Finance to drive policy, controls, and continuous improvement across all domestic entities.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive payroll experience, and a strategic mindset to mitigate risk and advance payroll excellence.